Savannah / Hilton Head Airport

Savannah / Hilton Head International Airport
Characteristics
ICAO code	KSAV
IATA code	SAV
Coordinates	32 ° 7 ′ 43 "  N , 81 ° 12 ′ 0"  W Coordinates: 32 ° 7 ′ 43 "  N , 81 ° 12 ′ 0"  W
Height above MSL	15.2 m (50  ft )
Transport links
Distance from the city center	12 km northwest of Savannah
Street	Interstate 95 , (Exit 104)
Local transport	Chatham Area Transit
Basic data
opening	1918
operator	Savannah Airport Commission
surface	1480 ha
Terminals	1
Passengers	2,462,881 (2017)
Air freight	8,167 t (2017)
Flight movements	94,827 (2017)
Runways
01/19	2134 m × 46 m concrete
10/28	2850 m × 46 m concrete

The Savannah / Hilton Head International Airport is an airport in the city of Savannah in Chatham County in the US state of Georgia .

location

The Savannah / Hilton Head International Airport is located twelve kilometers northwest of Savannah and around 40 kilometers west of the island of Hilton Head in the neighboring US state of South Carolina .

history

The airport's name was originally Savannah Municipal Airport and was renamed Hunter Field in 1932 . The United States Army Air Corps was renamed Chatam Army Airfield after Chatham County's namesake William Pitt, 1st Earl of Chatham Prime Minister of Great Britain . The Georgia Air National Guard , which is still stationed at the airport today, renamed the airfield Travis Field in 1948 after Robert F. Travis an officer in the United States Air Force . Renamed Savannah International Airport in 1983 , the airport was given its current name Savannah / Hilton Head International Airport in 2003 .

The aircraft manufacturer Gulfstream Aerospace is also based at the airport . It is approached by airlines such as Delta Air Lines , United Airlines , Allegiant Air and American Eagle .

Traffic figures

Source: Savannah Airport Commission

Source: Savannah Airport Commission

Savannah / Hilton Head International Airport traffic figures 2005-2017

year	Passenger volume	Air freight ( tons )	Flight movements
2017	2,462,881	8,167	94,827
2016	2,190,406	7,423	92,680
2015	2,027,262	6,944	88,691
2014	1,916,561	7.158	85,090
2013	1,642,088	7.180	84,958
2012	1,612,090	6,890	90,326
2011	1,612,348	7,621	98,416
2010	1,653,302	7,418	99,787
2009	1,650,383	6,471	95.206
2008	1,969,965	8,182	94,306
2007	2,029,410	9,782	100.009
2006	1,932,593	9.223	102,928
2005	2,104,893	8.107	103,988

Busiest routes

Busiest national routes from Savannah (2017)

rank	city	Passengers	Airlines
01	Atlanta , Georgia	369,950	delta
02	Charlotte , North Carolina	187,600	American
03	New York – JFK , New York	127,490	Delta, JetBlue
04th	Newark , New Jersey	089,410	Allegiant , United
05	Dallas / Fort Worth , Texas	055,380	American
06th	New York – LaGuardia , New York	048,910	delta
07th	Chicago-O'Hare , Illinois	046,800	American, United
08th	Washington – Dulles , Washington, DC	046,350	United
09	Boston , Massachusetts	046,250	Delta, JetBlue
10	Philadelphia , Pennsylvania	031,450	American, Frontier

Incidents

• On May 2, 2018, a Lockheed WC-130H Hercules of the 156th Airlift Wing of the Puerto Rico National Guard ( aircraft registration number 65-0968 ) crashed two kilometers northeast of the Savannah / Hilton Head departure airport after an engine failure . The machine was on a transfer flight for decommissioning at the AMARG aircraft depot near Tucson , Arizona . All occupants, nine crew members, were killed.

Trivia

There are two grave slabs on the shoulder of a runway. An extension of the runway led through the family cemetery of the previous owners. Since the tombstones cannot be removed without the consent of the family, they were integrated into the runway.

literature

• Rich Wittish: The history of aviation in Savannah, Georgia. Savannah Airport Commission, 1998, ISBN 0-9661967-0-8 .

Web links

Commons : Savannah / Hilton Head International Airport  - Collection of images, videos, and audio files

• Savannah / Hilton Head Airport website
• Airport data on World Aero Data ( 2006 )

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b} History. SavannahAirport.com, accessed July 8, 2018 . 
2. ↑ ^{a b c d e f} Stats. SavannahAirport.com, accessed August 14, 2018 . 
3. ^ Savannah, GA: Savannah / Hilton Head International (SAV). Transtats.BTS.gov , accessed August 14, 2018 . 
4. ↑ Airlines. SavannahAirport.com, accessed August 14, 2018 . 
5. ↑ accident report WC-130H 65-0968 , Aviation Safety Network (English), accessed on 7 January of 2019.
6. ↑ Savannah Morning News newspaper article, August 28, 2001
7. ^ Post on usatoday.com from February 20, 2013